_________________Quote Clarkson, Top Gear, 17th July: "I'm not having a stroke... just driving a Nissan!"Quote Ry, Mallory Park, 3rd Dec: "Ahhhh crap... Just a bit too over eager really!""I used to be an adventurer like you, but then I took an arrow in the knee"

It was pretty stock but the appeal was the LPG conversion, thought i could use it as a daily and keep it stock. It came with a front mount intercooler and a gay 2.5" exhaust running 0.8bar on LPG. It worked out really cheap to run, bonus for my 52mile daily trip to work and back. Made me realise how crap it was in comparison to my old sx, so a few mods were in order. Before that though and only two days later, i whipped off the bumpers and painted them due to scuffs.

The 200sx / 240sx / Silvia is a popular car throughout Asia and the US so parts are plentiful and cheap as there's so much competition on the market. So first up was to stage 1 (260 - 270ish)

Walbro fuel pumpInduction kit3" full exhaust system, both cats removed and only one box in the full systemHKS EVC boost controllerFitted some KYB AGX adjustable dampers and eibach springs, beautiful ride and a 40mm drop.

Next up was to paint the Gewalt 3 piece splits, previous owner must have mistaken the car for a scoob with the blue and gold theme.

Started to strip them but stumbled upon a set of Nismo LM GT2's in a really good fitment 17 x 9 et20. So they were stripped, centres painted and fitted. Looking back now, i realise how lame she looked.

Fitted them but it looked gay on its current ride height. Some Apex coilovers were purchased the next day, fitted and dropped fairly low.

Had a slight off thinking i could drift, destroyed a wheel and the front bumper. Unfortunately Nismo stopped making these wheels and could not track down a replacement. So while i had the bumper off to repair, i modded it a little and added clear indicators and srb front splitter.

Washer just removed and flushed, centre cross section cut out and flushed

So i got into the stance look, low and wide. So i scanned the net for ages to find some JDM spits to earn me lts of cool points with the cool kids. Found a set on piston-heads off a drift R34 for a good price, called him but they were sold so made him an offer he couldn't turn down.

Front 18 x 10 et15Rear 18 x 11 et35

Wasn't sure if they were going to fit but i'd build the car around them if need-be. They came with silly big tyres but i needed stretch, big stretch. 225/40 were fitted to the fronts and 245/45 rear. I had to have all for arches rolled, pulled and flared. Lowered it some more for the 'hella flush' look.

Had to run alot of camber on the front to keep contact a minimum. A problem reared its ugly head, cut through the loom in the wheel arch. Repaired it are pulled it out of the way,

The car should be running 350+ so went to see if i could get the LPG tunned. 350bhp with diesel economy The LPG system couldn't cope so was no redundant, so had a power run while there. Bloody car couldn't run more than 1.4bar, instead parked at 1.2 and tailed off to 1bar. On the second run (in 5th) hit the limiter at 165 and boom! Tyre came off its bead

Still managed to run 13.6 1/4 mile @ 109mph at a disappointed 309bhp. A leak test was conducted using a tin of tomatoes and a can of lynx.

_________________Quote Clarkson, Top Gear, 17th July: "I'm not having a stroke... just driving a Nissan!"Quote Ry, Mallory Park, 3rd Dec: "Ahhhh crap... Just a bit too over eager really!""I used to be an adventurer like you, but then I took an arrow in the knee"

Incase no one been to the ring, let me tell you, that place is fooking unreal. The track is nothing like forza/gt5 but its not intimidating, the who atmosphere is awesome. The who place has a buzz, from the camping site to the museum which is a must.

It was a fantastic long weekend and the roads around are the best i've ever been on. The road between the ring and Adaneu (sp?) is a must if your ever over there. We hired bikes and mountain biked around the track, what a nightmare. One of the lads came off in front of me on a very fast down hill. Had to call an ambulance, which stopped the ring testing day for a while. All was ok.

Two weeks after coming back form the ring i was getting pretty bored and looking at evos again. 400bhp in an evo is insane off the mark but didn't have the legs of the Datsun so in a bid to keep the enthusiasm i did a colour change. Was a spur of the moment thing, we were quiet at work and my boss was on holiday.

Removed and flushed the ariel, smoothed and flushed the bonnet badge.

Next up was a full strip out, LPG and interior in preparation for my Donington track day.

Great post mate, the Ring looks awesome. How did your brakes cope with it, were they pushed hard going round?

_________________Quote Clarkson, Top Gear, 17th July: "I'm not having a stroke... just driving a Nissan!"Quote Ry, Mallory Park, 3rd Dec: "Ahhhh crap... Just a bit too over eager really!""I used to be an adventurer like you, but then I took an arrow in the knee"

Great post mate, the Ring looks awesome. How did your brakes cope with it, were they pushed hard going round?

I had pad glaze, couldn't of boiled my fluid as its 5.1. For the first mile or two, your really hard on your brakes then you hardly need them for the next few. Gives them a chance to cool down abit. Forgotten about my brake upgrade, possibly one of my favourite bits on the car.

With the brakes being shit, loving the ring, the intention to do track days, some new brakes were needed. Ideally i wanted AP's but they didn't do a bolt on kit, so k sports it was. I wanted the biggest i could fit under the wheels, love looking at car with big brakes, it gives me the horn.

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